Secured School Safety Grant Program (Indiana)

 
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    Funder Type

    State Government

    IT Classification

    B - Readily funds technology as part of an award

    Authority

    Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS)

    Summary

    The Indiana Secured School Safety Grant (SSSG) program was created in 2013 and has served as a critical resource to ensure Hoosier schools are safe and secure. The program has delivered more than $187 million in matching grants to Indiana school districts across the state to address and prepare for potential safety threats.


    SSSG funds may be used to:

    • Employ a school resource officer (SRO); employ a law enforcement officer (LEO); provide school resource officer training; enter into a contract or memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local law enforcement agency, private entity or non-profit corporation to employ an SRO or LEO within the school; and/or
    • Conduct a site vulnerability assessment or critical incident digital mapping; and/or
    • Purchase equipment and technology to:
      • Restrict access to school property; or
      • Assist with visitor management on school property; or
      • Expedite notifications and access to local law enforcement and first responders; and/or
      • Provide school staff with information about the open or closed status of interior and exterior doors; or
      • Detect fire, chemical, visual, or audible threats; or
      • Enhance emergency communications inside the building; or
      • Assist with emergency medical response on school property
    • Implement a student and parent support services plan; and/or
    • Purchase or provide training for a canine trained to detect drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or firearms, or to otherwise provide protection for students and school employees; and/or
    • Provide funding for school employees to receive training, including expenses for per diem, travel, and lodging related to:
      • Site vulnerability assessments
      • Mental health or behavioral threat assessments
      • Multi-disciplinary threat assessment teams
      • Emergency preparedness or response activities
    • Provide funding for School Resource Officers or Law Enforcement Officers to receive training, including expenses for per diem, travel, and lodging, related to handling a canine trained to detect drugs and illegal substances, explosives, or firearms or to otherwise provide protection for students and school employees; and/or
    • Purchase student safety management technology; and/or
    • Design and construct additions or renovations on school property if the primary purpose of the construction project is to enhance the physical security of the school building; and/or
    • Implement a bullying prevention program; and/or
    •  Cover initial set up costs for an active event warning system with the County's Sheriff Department (no match requirement); and/or
    • Provide funding for teachers and other school employees to receive training including firearms training or other self-defense training; and./or
    • Provide funding to develop, implement, and carry out a Stop the Bleed program, including the purchase of bleeding control kits.
     

    History of Funding

    FY 2021 awardees can be seen at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2021-Awards-Distribution.pdf

    The Secured School Safety Board awarded more than $19 million to 392 school organizations for the FY2022 Secured School Safety Grant. FY22 Awardees can be viewed at: https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2022-Awards.pdf

    $22.9 million was awarded in FY2023. FY23 Awardees can be viewed at: https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2023-Awards.pdf.

    $30 million was awarded in matching grants to 474 schools in FY 2024 https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/SSSG-FY2024-Awards.pdf

    $24.2 million was awarded in FY2025. Awardees can be viewed at https://www.in.gov/dhs/files/secured-school-safety-grant-awards-fy2025.pdf

    Additional Information

    Prior to submitting an application for this funding opportunity, applicants must:

    • Be registered within IntelliGrants (https://intelligrants.in.gov/login2.aspx?APPTHEME=INGRT_DHS)
    • Be registered as an active supplier with the state of Indiana
    • Be registered as an active bidder with the state of Indiana.
    • Have conducted a site vulnerability assessment.
    • Have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in place with a community mental health center, or employ a provider certified or licensed by the state to provide mental or behavioral health services to students.
    • Certify that the school corporation, charter school, or accredited nonpublic school is located in a county that has a county school safety commission

    Ineligible costs include: 

    • Pre-award expenditures (i.e., expenses incurred prior to the notification of the award and start of the performance period)
    • Equipment expenditures such as:
      • Go-bags or reunification supplies
      • Pepper spray or other crowd-control equipment
      • Weapons, weapon accessories, ammunition, and conducted electrical weapons
      • Window breaking devices
      • Personal protective equipment
      • SRO/LEO equipment such as phones and computers, or uniforms and badges
      • Vehicles, equipment for vehicles, and vehicle expenses
      • Bus cameras if not monitored in real time
    • Personnel expenses other than salary and fringe benefits for qualifying personnel
      • Bonuses, awards, and stipends are not allowable

    Equipment and technology purchased with these funds cannot:

    • Violate existing fire and building codes and regulations;
    • Impede the ability to safely exit a structure;
    • Require a key or special knowledge to exit a space
      • A requirement to activate an electronic sensor or motion detector are considered "special knowledge or effort" and is unallowable
      • A push button to release an electronic lock on the exit side is considered "special knowledge or effort" and is unallowable.

    Contacts

    IDHS Grant Staff

    IDHS Grant Staff
    302 W. Washington Street Room E208
    Indianapolis, IN 46204
    (317)-232-3980
     

  • Eligibility Details

    Eligible applicants include school corporations, accredited non-public (i.e., private) schools, charter schools, and coalitions of school corporations applying jointly located in a county that have a county school safety commission. For information on county school safety commissions visit the Indiana Department of Education's website at https://www.doe.in.gov/safety/county-school-safety-commissions. Virtual schools are ineligible to apply.


    Additionally, the following requirements must be met by applicants before starting an application:

    1. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a community mental health center
    2. Have a site vulnerability assessment conducted

    Deadline Details

    Applications are to be submitted by June 30, 2025. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.

    Award Details

    $27.1 million has been appropriated for FY26-27 to support the SSSG program. Award amounts vary based upon Average Daily Membership (ADM) of the applicant: 

    • Applicants with an average daily membership between 1 - 500 students may apply for funds up to $35,000 at 25% match or up to $50,000 at 50% match or up to $100,000 at 100% match
    • Applicants with an average daily membership between 501 - 1,000 students may apply for funds up to $50,000 at 50% match or $100,000 at 100% match.
    • Applicants with an average daily membership of 1,000 students or coalition may apply for funds up to $100,000 at 100% match.

    Performance period is from September 1, 2025 to August 31, 2026.

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